Poster of Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

Plot: Jesse Owens details Jesse's early career; describes Adolf Hitler s outsized ambitions for the 1936 Olympics; explores the movement in Western democracies to boycott the event; and explains the pressures on Owens to attend. The film also explores why, despite his success in Germany, Owens struggled to find a place for himself in a United States that was still wrestling with its own deeply entrenched racism
Release Date: Monday, January 2 2012
12 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Andre BraugherAndre Braugher
Andre Braugher was
49 in Jesse Owens
as 'Narrator'.
Sun, Jul 01 1962 –
Mon, Dec 11 2023
Portrait of Jesse OwensJesse Owens
Jesse Owens would have been no older than
66 in Jesse Owens
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Fri, Sep 12 1913 –
Mon, Mar 31 1980
Portrait of Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler would have been no older than
56 in Jesse Owens
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Sat, Apr 20 1889 –
Mon, Apr 30 1945

Crew

Portrait of Laurens GrantLaurens Grant
Director, Producer
Laurens Grant was
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Portrait of Stanley NelsonStanley Nelson
Producer, Writer
Stanley Nelson was
56 in Jesse Owens
Thu, Jul 07 1955